The Pale Dance
The kettle screamed. It was a high, thin sound, like a bird tearing through the sky. I poured the water. My hands shook. They always shook when the tea was ready. My father sat in the chair by the window. He did not look at me. He looked at the wall. The wallpaper was peeling. Brown strips hung down like dead skin. I am a man of tools. I know the weight of a hammer. I know the grain of oak. I...
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